Does this tent need to be staked? I am looking for a tent I can setup indoors.
4705
No, it is not necessary to stake this tent. We used it as a mosquito net on top of a bed while traveling overseas.
246828
Great tent. Comes with plastic stakes. I would recommend getting heavy duty metal stakes
55995
The instructions indicate its for indoor use only. Though I suppose on a nice shaded porch/deck it would be fine as long as you closely supervised and took it down if the wind picked up. This tent is designed for indoor play only and there are no tie downs. I hope this helps!
245065
There is no place to insert tent stakes. We took ours to beach. We filled Ziploc bags with sand and put inside in the corners. This worked perfectly.
728292
you do not need to stake it down, only if it is windy and for you on a driveway you can put sand bags on the legs if needed for wind. i have looked up other screens and i am glad i picked this one.............hope this helped you.
1739288
Number of stakes needed will depend entirely on wind. It's a large and tall tent, so it definitely catches air. I got caught in a strong wind storm a couple months back, and no amount of stakes would have kept it anchored. I ended up tying it to a tree, and the wind still almost flattened it.
1397931
I'm inlove with this tent. It works so well for a family. The porch area does need to be staked to stand as well as the rooms but it isn't ever a problem to put up.
308790
Yes. I have never staked it to the ground. It pops up and stays in perfect form. If it's windy as long as there is something inside it won't blow away.
1242128
We use ours in the garage... stakes aren't necessary. We've used it outside without the stakes as well.
1164804
I recommend always using stakes. Helps keep tent perimeter tight - and using the top guys keeps tent stable. We do most of our camping in the Eastern Sierra Mtns or in deserts of Southern California. Never know when the wind will come up. Why take a chance?
1369428
Its actually really heavy once its all together, like put it together in the spot it'll be used. It survived 7+ months without stakes so far that includes a monsoon season in Az. So no, wind stakes are not necessary us. But the blue padding will have to be replaced after one summer here. that being said its still the best.
1809401
This tent is not freestanding--it comes with about 8-10 stakes (I think!) which are definitely required. The central pole only holds up the very middle of the tent and the sides sag unless you spread the stakes far enough away from the tent.
1728612
Is possible to set up indoors without stakes. However, for us it was not a durable tent. We bought this for my 15 year old daughter to sleep in because she s a "rough" sleeper. It barely fit a twin air mattress and the second night camping, she woke up with a startled kick and broke a tent pole. We ended up trashing it and buying a cheapie tent at Walmart on the road. That lasted her the rest of a two week camping trip and is good for the next.
416024
It does come with stakes. Depending on what kind of sand/ground u are putting them into is how well it stays put. We were at a lake and didn't have an issue with it staying in place.
1311461
Yes, you will need to use some sort of anchoring system to insure stability. Look around the web or make your own using buckets, concert mix and bungie chords. If it's a calm day then the weight of the tent will hold it in place. We've had ones from other manufactures but for the price this is a great buy.
1045273
Yes. We staked ours when it was on grass. I can't remember if it comes with the stakes or not though. When not on the grass it was fine. The only time you might have a problem with it not being staked would be if it was extremely windy.
1739289
Ours came with 14 stakes. However, I always take extras and they came in handy when we camped by a rivermouth. There was a very strong wind coming across the lake and the fiberglass tent poles are so flexible that the side of the tent facing the wind was pushed down half way to the ground, even fully staked. So I had to tie ropes about midway up the poles and stake those down to keep the tent upright. For $100, though, it's a decent 6-person (really, 4 comfortably if you want to have things in it with you) tent. If you think there may be windy conditions, I would pack extra stakes and rope or guy lines. You get what you pay for...